Author Question: The nurse is observing parents playing with their 10-month-old daughter. What should the nurse ... (Read 73 times)

bobbie · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse is observing parents playing with their 10-month-old daughter. What should the nurse recognize as evidence that the child is developing object permanence?

a. She looks for the toy the parents hide under the blanket.
b. She returns the blocks to the same spot on the table.
c. She recognizes that a ball of clay is the same when flattened out.
d. She bangs two cubes held in her hands.

Question 2

A 13-year-old girl asks the nurse how much taller she will become. She has been growing about 2 inches per year but grew 4 inches this past year. Menarche recently occurred. The nurse should base her response on knowing that:

a. Growth cannot be predicted.
b. The pubertal growth spurt lasts about 1 year.
c. Mature height is achieved when menarche occurs.
d. Approximately 95 of mature height is achieved when menarche occurs.

trampas · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Object permanence is the realization that items that leave the visual field still exist. When the infant searches for the toy under the blanket, it is an indication that object permanence has developed. Returning blocks to the same spot on a table is not an example of object permanence. Recognizing a ball of clay is the same when flat is an example of conservation, which occurs during the concrete operations stage from 7 to 11 years. Banging cubes together is a simple repetitive activity characteristic of developing a sense of cause and effect.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Although growth cannot be definitely predicted, at the time of the beginning of menstruation or the skeletal age of 13 years, most girls have grown to about 95 of their adult height. They may have some additional growth (5) until the epiphyseal plates are closed. Responding that the pubertal growth spurt last about 1 year does not address the girl's question. Young women usually will grow approximately 5 more after the onset of menstruation.